Arsenic grinding building at New Consols Mine, circa 40m south-west of the row of calciners is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 2013. Industrial building.

Arsenic grinding building at New Consols Mine, circa 40m south-west of the row of calciners

WRENN ID
fallen-minaret-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 2013
Type
Industrial building
OS grid reference
SX 386 734
Coordinates
50.53893, -4.27846
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The arsenic grinding building at New Consols Mine, located approximately 40 meters south-west of the row of calciners, dates from the late 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble with brick detailing. Originally, the roof was made of slate, but it has since been re-roofed with corrugated sheeting.

The building has a rectangular plan and is two storeys high with a hipped roof. The west elevation features a ground floor doorway, a window with an intact frame, and another window on the second floor. The north elevation includes an additional doorway and three windows, one of which is splayed on the ground floor. The east elevation has a doorway on the second floor, while the south wall has a single doorway.

Inside, there is a stone central partition wall on the ground floor. The ceiling and beams have been removed, leaving the interior open to the roof. In the south-west corner, there is a horizontal wrought-iron steam boiler, which is surrounded by an outer brick casing. This boiler may be original and was likely used to dry arsenic before grinding. The roof timbers have been recently replaced with new rafters and battens.

Local climate

Arsenic grinding building at New Consols Mine, circa 40m south-west of the row of calciners sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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